Lack of good storyline.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

REVIEW. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE NO AGENDA! I REVIEW MOVIES & SPECIALS AS A WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN! I HAVE DISCOVERED MANY GEMS IN MY QUEST TO SEE AS MANY " C H R I S T M A S " MOVIES AS I CAN. Someone keeps reporting my reviews. I guess they are jealous because I do tell the truth. I want to point out that I never make snide remarks about actors weight or real life sexual orientation. If there acting is terrible or limited "I talk about that". If a story is bad "I will mention that" So why am I being "picked on"? IMDB will not even tell me what someone found offensive. Well on to this review In this film a woman who flies to her fiancé's home town alone to meet her future in-laws for the first time at their Christmas gathering. At the airport, after discovering that her luggage is lost and her mobile phone is broken, she meets her future brother-in-law by chance for the first time. He takes her to his parents' home, where she meets a warm loving family preparing for Christmas. Everything seems perfect until her "fiancé" arrives-and she realizes that she is with the wrong family. Alicia Witt limited acting range is all apparent here. She is the same in all her roles (Then again so is Tom Cruise). This film however could of been better but it still works. The filmmakers did a great job by setting up "The Choices" that Alice Chapman has in front of her. This film is predictable and has some flaws The phony laugh at the end should of been re-shot however the film does work. What is nice is the fact that this film did not involve a poor widow woman or orphans. Now will I watch it again. In fact I have. Twice more since I originally posted this review!

Every year I look forward to the new Hallmark Christmas movies, as they are uplifting and fun. I even look forward to the repeats from years prior and wish Hallmark would bring back the older Christmas classics.I watched this movie for half an hour and then I turned it off. The music is so annoying and louder than the dialogue. It is not the softer kind of music. I call it the "bing-bong" music that is very distracting with sharp, striking notes that rise and fall. You have to try and listen to both the louder music and softer speaking. I wish the producer would call me and I'd play loud music in the background and see if this was not distracting to him. Every word should be able to be heard clearly. This is not a concert.I am not the only one who has complained to Hallmark about this sharp, irritating type of music in the background. Music should only be heard when there is a climatic scene or when people are not speaking. The older Hallmark movies were not like this. You did not have to strain your ears to listen to the dialogue. I just turn the movie off if it is like this. The music ruined the entire movie so it gets a 1 rating. Get on complaintsboard.com or reviewstalk.com and see all the complaints about Hallmark's loud annoying music. This is the majority speaking, not the few on here who like it.

Gave it a nine because I was not immediately sold on the folk tale told by Alice the heroine at the start of the movie. And the chance meeting (lost luggage) that brought the main characters together (introduce Mark Wielbe) was just so-so. But as the story develops once they got to Wielbe's warm-hearted family, it's so christmasy and a joy to watch. Top performance from the leads. Alice Witt and Mark Wielbe have great chemistry. Who can forget grandpa (Laurance Dane) ? These are all wonderful characters. As much as Witt and Wielbe were made for each other, the always business-first, deal maker fiancé, was the anti- hero. He treats her like the properties he trades. What sets this movie apart is the unassuming, wholesome charm of the female lead, Alice Witt, who is endearing to watch. She is complemented by Mark Wielbe who is humble and trusty and said many funny,down-to-earth lines. Thank God for Hallmark. We need to get our fill, especially around the holidays for classic love stories that never get old. I also disagree with previous writer who commented the music was too loud. Quite the contrary the music guides us along nicely. We actually yearns for it in a subliminal way. And I appreciate the subtle drum beats when Alice has to make a big decision. It wouldn't be right without the right notes.

A charming, if predictable, holiday romance.Alicia Witt, as a sweet and artsy semi-ditz happily running her family's antique store, is engaged to a polished, money-focused, big-city real-estate salesman. Through a series of cute travel mishaps on her way to meet his family for the first time, she ends up at the wrong house a couple of days before Christmas. That warm, happy family, by a credulity-stretching coincidence, welcomes and cherishes her in their extremely - but tastefully - decorated home. Of course they have a very nice son who falls for her, and shares interests and values that aren't on her fiancé's radar. Complications, emotional struggles, and a happy resolution ensue.Apart from that one weak plot coincidence to get her into the family, and the general niceness of both men when the chips are down, the only thing that annoyed me was the heroine's little speech at the end, in which she declaimed about a character issue that was not well set up.Overall, a nice way to spend 2 hours while you're writing Christmas cards.